Method and apparatus for providing dynamic frequency selection spectrum access in peer-to-peer wireless networks
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a first client device;
a standalone multi-channel dynamic frequency selection (DFS) master in communication with the first client device and configured to collect spectral information associated with a plurality of 5 GHz DFS communication channels for the standalone multi-channel DFS master;
a cloud intelligence engine in communication with the first client device and configured to receive the spectral information via the first client device, integrate the spectral information with other spectral information to generate integrated spectral information, and determine a set of one or more communication channels for the standalone multi-channel DFS master from the plurality of 5 GHz DFS communication channels based at least on the integrated spectral information, wherein the first client device is configured to receive the set of communication channels and to initiate communication with a second client device using the set of communication channels,wherein the cloud intelligence engine is configured to transmit the set of communication channels to the first client device, and to transmit the set of communication channels to the standalone multi-channel DFS master via the first client device, andwherein receiving the spectral information comprises;
receiving a whitelist of each of the plurality of 5 GHz DFS communication channels that does not contain a radar signal;
receiving a blacklist of each of the plurality of 5 GHz DFS communication channels that contains a radar signal; and
receiving the whitelist and blacklist from client devices and other standalone multi-channel DFS masters in range of the standalone multi-channel DFS master using a beacon.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to wireless networks and more specifically to a method and apparatus for providing dynamic frequency selection (DFS) spectrum access in peer-to-peer wireless networks. Embodiments of the present invention include a standalone DFS master coupled to a client device and configured to collect and/or generate spectral information associated with a plurality of 5 GHz DFS communication channels and a cloud intelligence engine that is also coupled to the client device and configured to receive the spectral information via the client device. The cloud intelligence engine is configured to determine a list of one or more communication channels for the standalone multi-channel DFS master from the plurality of 5 GHz DFS communication channels.
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15 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a first client device; a standalone multi-channel dynamic frequency selection (DFS) master in communication with the first client device and configured to collect spectral information associated with a plurality of 5 GHz DFS communication channels for the standalone multi-channel DFS master; a cloud intelligence engine in communication with the first client device and configured to receive the spectral information via the first client device, integrate the spectral information with other spectral information to generate integrated spectral information, and determine a set of one or more communication channels for the standalone multi-channel DFS master from the plurality of 5 GHz DFS communication channels based at least on the integrated spectral information, wherein the first client device is configured to receive the set of communication channels and to initiate communication with a second client device using the set of communication channels, wherein the cloud intelligence engine is configured to transmit the set of communication channels to the first client device, and to transmit the set of communication channels to the standalone multi-channel DFS master via the first client device, and wherein receiving the spectral information comprises; receiving a whitelist of each of the plurality of 5 GHz DFS communication channels that does not contain a radar signal; receiving a blacklist of each of the plurality of 5 GHz DFS communication channels that contains a radar signal; and receiving the whitelist and blacklist from client devices and other standalone multi-channel DFS masters in range of the standalone multi-channel DFS master using a beacon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method, comprising:
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collecting, using a standalone multi-channel DFS master, spectral information associated with a plurality of 5 GHz DFS radio channels for the standalone multi-channel DFS master; transmitting, using the standalone multi-channel DFS master, the spectral information to a cloud intelligence engine via a first client device; generating, using the cloud intelligence engine, integrated spectral information by integrating the spectral information with other spectral information; and determining, using the cloud intelligence engine, one or more available DFS radio channels for the multi-channel DFS master from the plurality of 5 GHz radio channels based at least on the integrated spectral information, wherein the cloud intelligence engine is further configured to transmit the set of communication channels to the standalone multi-channel DFS master via the first client device, and wherein transmitting the spectral information comprises; transmitting a whitelist of each of the plurality of 5 GHz DFS radio channels that does not contain a radar signal to the cloud intelligence engine via the first client device; transmitting a blacklist of each of the plurality of 5 GHz DFS radio channels that contains a radar signal to the cloud intelligence engine via the first client device; and transmitting the whitelist and blacklist to the client devices and other standalone multi-channel DFS masters in range of the standalone multi-channel DFS master using a beacon. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system, comprising:
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a standalone dynamic frequency selection (DFS) device configured to collect spectral information associated with a plurality of 5 GHz DFS radio channels based on an analysis of the plurality of 5 GHz DFS radio channels; and a cloud intelligence engine configured to receive the spectral information via a client device, integrate the spectral information with other spectral information to generate integrated spectral information, and determine a DFS radio channel for the standalone DFS device from the plurality of 5 GHz DFS radio channels based at least on the integrated spectral information, wherein the other spectral information is generated by at least one other DFS device configured to analyze the plurality of 5 GHz DFS radio channels, wherein the standalone DFS device is configured to transmit, to the cloud intelligence engine, the spectral information comprising scan information associated with the scan for the radar signal in the channel of the plurality of 5 GHz DFS radio channels, and wherein receiving the spectral information comprises; receiving a whitelist of each of the plurality of 5 GHz DFS communication channels that does not contain a radar signal; receiving a blacklist of each of the plurality of 5 GHz DFS communication channels that contains a radar signal; and receiving the whitelist and blacklist from client devices and other standalone multi-channel DFS masters in range of the standalone multi-channel DFS master using a beacon. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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